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Vuori CEO Joe Kudla: “Yoga streamlined my physique, but more crucially, it changed my psyche in a way I’d never imagined.”

I doubted yoga – until it cured my pain and inspired my $6b business

When a sporting injury left Joe Kudla in agony, he discovered a fitness phenomenon that became the seed of his staggeringly successful active brand.

  • Jess Salter and Susanna Galton

May

Tim Gurner chills out while receiving a magnesium infusion at his wellbeing establishment, Saint Haven, in Collingwood.

Tim Gurner’s anti-ageing expert faces regulatory probe

The Rich Lister and long-life advocate’s research svengali has been served with an interim prohibition order.

  • Mark Di Stefano

December 2023

“Seeing the benefit to my mind and body only made me want to dive deeper” into yoga, says Emma Evans, group CEO of the beverage company CAPI, lifestyle brand Lucy Folk and investment fund Folk Capital.

This CEO quit high-intensity exercise and feels fitter than ever

“So much of what I have learnt carries over into my life at home and at work,” says Emma Evans, CAPI chief executive and mother of a nine-month-old.

  • Life & Leisure

November 2023

Toasting “Australia’s last sunset” is always a magical moment.

Need an end-of-year detox? Try this remote Australian island

Dirk Hartog Island, off the most westerly point of the continent, is the place to escape, enjoy a yoga class, and see the nation’s “final sunset” each day.

  • Ranya Alkadamani

June 2023

Rita Ora in her Body by Berner “Feel the Bern” cap.

Is it fitness or fashion? Gyms see gains with own merch

Fashion brands used to flirt with fitness. Now fitness brands want a slice of the action.

  • Lauren Sams
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February 2023

Lyndall Mitchell says she enjoys practising yoga “in places of deep spirituality like ashrams”.

How this business owner aims to live life at full stretch

Aurora Spa & Bathhouse founder Lyndall Mitchell has practised yoga with her 84-year-old mum, her teenage daughter and – on one occasion – a troop of monkeys.

  • Life & Leisure

March 2021

Campbell Macpherson, CEO, Change and Strategy International.

How yoga got this CEO through hotel quarantine

It makes Campbell Macpherson calmer, more content and better able to do his job – and proved invaluable during two weeks in an airless hotel room.

  • Life & Leisure

August 2020

Richard Maloney does yoga at least four times a week before work.

CEO beats old injuries and new aches with yoga app

Richard Maloney has used technology to practise asanas in airport lounges, on a plane and around the world, from Bali to Bolivia.

  • Life & Leisure

July 2020

Louise May was a competitive springboard diver when she was young and finds yoga gives her a similar feeling.

How this director finds acceptance with yoga

Although Accenture's Louise May loves a good reclining frog pose, the head of strategy and consulting says she embraces whatever her body can do on the day.

  • Life & Leisure

May 2020

At the Nihi Sumba resort on the Indonesian island of Sumba, daily yoga lessons are available for all those able to tune in.

Resorts are now offering virtual holidays

Although travel is off the cards for a while yet, luxury resorts are using online platforms to bring wellness and relaxation home.

  • Cat Woods

March 2020

Nati Harpaz has been practising yoga for a number of years.

How yoga helps this director keep a balanced approach

Catch.com.au's Nati Harpaz credits his daily practice for helping him find harmony at work and at home.

  • Life & Leisure

January 2020

The Mediterranean diet is associated with a lower risk of heart disease, stroke and cancer, but it can also boost your mood.

Nine ways to boost your mood

As more research uncovers new treatments and helpful lifestyle measures, the catalogue of ways to help alleviate depression or generally lift the mood is bigger than ever.

Hema Prakash

Why this executive bends and stretches against fire and ice

For MINDBODY general manager Hema Prakash, practising yoga is a divine experience that also keeps her grounded.

  • Life & Leisure

June 2019

Julie Bishop

Join Julie Bishop on an exotic Fiji 'bizcation'

A business and wellness retreat founded by an ex-footballer is offering business leaders the chance to hit the beach with Julie Bishop - for just $4997.

  • Liz Main

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